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Definition of boon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boon

noun
 
/buːn/
 
/buːn/
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  1. boon (to/for somebody) something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you
    • The device will prove a boon to home cooks.
    Extra Examples
    • The building scheme comes as an enormous boon for the building industry.
    • Online classes proved a boon to students during this period.
    • The Christmas season is always a boon for minor actors.
    • Wildlife in your garden can be a real boon.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • huge
    • real
    verb + boon
    • be
    • prove
    preposition
    • boon for
    • boon to
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    Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘request for a favour’): from Old Norse bón.
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